Commission funded project generates valuable data on Europe's elderly
[2 May 2005 - CORDIS] Older people in the North of Europe are healthier and wealthier than their Southern European counterparts, but they still die younger. This is just one of the findings to emerge from the EU funded 'survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe' (SHARE) project. The survey gathered data on the quality of life of around 22,000 European citizens aged 50 and over in 11 countries, from Scandinavia to Central Europe and the Mediterranean. The primary objective of the project was to generate reliable data for researchers and policy makers working in the fields of public health, economics and social sciences. ...